1927–28 Ottawa Senators season

1927–28 Ottawa Senators
Division	3rd Canadian
1927–28 record	20–14–10
Home record	13–4–5
Road record	7–10–5
Goals for	78
Goals against	57
Team information
General Manager	Dave Gill
Coach	Dave Gill
Captain	Buck Boucher
Arena	Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Frank Finnigan (20)
Assists	King Clancy (7)
Points	Frank Finnigan (25)
Penalties in minutes	Alex Smith (90)
Wins	Alec Connell (20)
Goals against average	Alec Connell (1.24)
<1926–27 1928–29>

The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs to try to win their second-straight Stanley Cup; however, they were eliminated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total-goals series, losing by a combined score of 3–1.

Regular season

The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.

The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20-year-old Hec Kilrea would have a 23 point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.

In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.

Final standings

Canadian Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	44	26	11	7	116	48	59
Montreal Maroons	44	24	14	6	96	77	54
Ottawa Senators	44	20	14	10	78	57	50
Toronto Maple Leafs	44	18	18	8	89	88	44
New York Americans	44	11	27	6	63	128	28

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 15, 1927	1–2	Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	0–1–0
2	L	November 17, 1927	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1927–28)	0–2–0
3	W	November 19, 1927	3–1	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)	1–2–0
4	W	November 22, 1927	2–1	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)	2–2–0
5	W	November 23, 1927	2–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	3–2–0
6	L	November 26, 1927	0–1	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	3–3–0
7	L	November 29, 1927	1–2	New York Rangers (1927–28)	3–4–0
8	W	December 3, 1927	3–2	Boston Bruins (1927–28)	4–4–0
9	T	December 6, 1927	0–0 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	4–4–1
10	T	December 10, 1927	0–0 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	4–4–2
11	L	December 13, 1927	1–2 OT	@ New York Americans (1927–28)	4–5–2
12	W	December 15, 1927	4–1	New York Americans (1927–28)	5–5–2
13	W	December 17, 1927	1–0	Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	6–5–2
14	L	December 20, 1927	0–1	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)	6–6–2
15	T	December 24, 1927	1–1 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	6–6–3
16	T	December 27, 1927	0–0 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	6–6–4
17	W	December 31, 1927	6–2	Detroit Cougars (1927–28)	7–6–4
18	W	January 7, 1928	4–1	New York Americans (1927–28)	8–6–4
19	L	January 10, 1928	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	8–7–4
20	L	January 14, 1928	2–4	Boston Bruins (1927–28)	8–8–4
21	T	January 17, 1928	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	8–8–5
22	L	January 19, 1928	1–3	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)	8–9–5
23	L	January 21, 1928	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	8–10–5
24	W	January 24, 1928	2–0	@ New York Americans (1927–28)	9–10–5
25	W	January 26, 1928	9–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	10–10–5
26	W	January 28, 1928	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	11–10–5
27	W	January 31, 1928	4–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	12–10–5
28	W	February 2, 1928	1–0 OT	Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	13–10–5
29	T	February 7, 1928	0–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (1927–28)	13–10–6
30	T	February 9, 1928	0–0 OT	New York Rangers (1927–28)	13–10–7
31	T	February 16, 1928	0–0 OT	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)	13–10–8
32	W	February 18, 1928	1–0	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	14–10–8
33	W	February 22, 1928	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	15–10–8
34	T	February 23, 1928	0–0 OT	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)	15–10–9
35	W	February 25, 1928	2–0	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)	16–10–9
36	L	February 28, 1928	0–2	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	16–11–9
37	W	March 3, 1928	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	17–11–9
38	L	March 6, 1928	0–1	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)	17–12–9
39	W	March 10, 1928	3–1	Detroit Cougars (1927–28)	18–12–9
40	T	March 13, 1928	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	18–12–10
41	W	March 15, 1928	5–2	@ New York Americans (1927–28)	19–12–10
42	L	March 17, 1928	1–3	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)	19–13–10
43	W	March 22, 1928	5–0	New York Americans (1927–28)	20–13–10
44	L	March 24, 1928	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)	20–14–10

Playoffs

Playoffs

The Senators played the Montreal Maroons in a first round two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the series by three goals to one.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	March 27	Montreal Maroons	1–0	Ottawa Senators	0–1
2	March 29	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Montreal Maroons	0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Finnigan, FrankFrank Finnigan	RW	38	20	5	25	34
Kilrea, HecHec Kilrea	LW	43	19	4	23	66
Clancy, KingKing Clancy	D	39	8	7	15	73
Smith, AlexAlex Smith	D	44	9	4	13	90
Nighbor, FrankFrank Nighbor	C	42	8	5	13	46
Boucher, GeorgesGeorges Boucher	D	43	7	5	12	78
Broadbent, PunchPunch Broadbent	RW	43	3	2	5	62
Denneny, CyCy Denneny	LW	44	3	0	3	12
Grosvenor, LenLen Grosvenor	C/RW	43	1	2	3	18
Shields, AlAl Shields	D	7	0	1	1	2
Chouinard, GeneGene Chouinard	D	8	0	0	0	0
Connell, AlecAlec Connell	G	44	0	0	0	0
Godin, SamSam Godin	RW	24	0	0	0	0
Halliday, MiltMilt Halliday	LW	13	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Connell, AlecAlec Connell	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15
Team:	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Kilrea, HecHec Kilrea	LW	2	1	0	1	0
Finnigan, FrankFrank Finnigan	RW	2	0	1	1	6
Boucher, GeorgesGeorges Boucher	D	2	0	0	0	4
Broadbent, PunchPunch Broadbent	RW	2	0	0	0	0
Clancy, KingKing Clancy	D	2	0	0	0	6
Connell, AlecAlec Connell	G	2	0	0	0	0
Denneny, CyCy Denneny	LW	2	0	0	0	0
Grosvenor, LenLen Grosvenor	C/RW	2	0	0	0	2
Nighbor, FrankFrank Nighbor	C	2	0	0	0	2
Shields, AlAl Shields	D	2	0	0	0	0
Smith, AlexAlex Smith	D	2	0	0	0	4

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Connell, AlecAlec Connell	120	2	0	2	3	1.50	0
Team:	120	2	0	2	3	1.50	0

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Prior to the season, the Sens would trade Hooley Smith to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for former Senators player Punch Broadbent and $22,500, and would sell defenceman Edwin Gorman to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Roster

Player	Position	Birth Date	Place of Birth
Boucher, Georges	D	Aug 19, 1896	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Broadbent, Punch	RW	Jul 13, 1892	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Chouinard, Gene	D	Jan 5, 1902	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Clancy, King	D	Feb 25, 1903	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Connell, Alec	G	Feb 8, 1902	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Denneny, Cy	LW	Dec 23, 1891	Farrow's Point, ON, CAN
Finnigan, Frank	RW	Jul 9, 1903	Shawville, QC, CAN
Godin, Sam	RW	Sep 20, 1909	Rockland, ON, CAN
Grosvenor, Len	C	Jul 21, 1905	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Halliday, Milt	LW	Sep 21, 1906	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Kilrea, Hec	LW	Jun 11, 1907	Blackburn, ON, CAN
Nighbor, Frank	C	Jan 26, 1893	Pembroke, ON, CAN
Shields, Al	D	May 10, 1907	Ottawa, ON, CAN
Smith, Alex	D	Apr 2, 1902	Liverpool, GBR

Source: "Players 1927–28 Ottawa Senators". Retrieved 2008-09-12.

See also

• 1927–28 NHL season

References

1. "1927-28 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007